Giants clinch fifth straight losing seas
The lost to the , 37-21, on Sunday to clinch their fifth consecutive losing season. New York is currently 4-9 on the season with four games remaining on the schedule.It Joey Gallo Jersey continues a recent trend for the Giants.Since making the playoffs in 2016, the Giants have accumulated an 18-46 record (that's not including the current 2021 season). During that time, the team has had four different head coaches and struggled to maintain any level of consistency.During the 2017 season, Ben McAdoo served as the Giants head coach and lost 10 of the team's first 12 games before being fired.When McAdoo was fired, Steve Spagnuolo took over as the interim head coach and the Giants went 1-3 over the final four games of that season.Over the next two seasons, Pat Shurmur served as the franchise's Drew Robinson Jersey head coach and also had his fair share of struggles. He had a 9-23 record in his two years with the Giants before being fired following the 2019 season.Joe Judge is the current Giants head coach and went 6-10 in his first season with the team in 2020.One of the biggest reasons for the Giants' struggles has been the quarterback position. That was obviously something that the franchise didn't need to worry about in the 2000s when they had two-time MVP under center. But the team hasn't exactly enjoyed a ton of stability at the position since he retired after the 2019 season.Prior to Manning's final season, the Giants selected quarterback with Matt Moore Jersey the No. 6 pick in the 2019 . Jones' tenure in New York has been inconsistent. He's completed 62.7 percent of his pa ses while throwing 45 touchdowns and 29 interceptions as the team's starting quarterback.But Jones has also mi sed time due to injury, which has led to the likes of and being forced to start games for the team. All of this adds up to the Giants currently being in the midst of their worst stretch as a franchise in over four decades. The team hasn't had five consecutive losing seasons since they had a sub .500 record from 1973 to 1980.Here's a closer look at how that dark era went for the Giants:Record: 2-11-1Head coach: Alex WebsterQB that started the most games: Norm Snead (7 starts)Biggest lo s: 40-6 to the Record: 2-12Head coach: Bill ArnspargerQB that started the most games: Craig Morton (7 starts)Biggest lo s: 35-11 to the Record: 5-9Head coach: Bill ArnspargerQB that started the most games: Craig Morton (14 starts)Biggest lo s: 40-14 to the Record: 3-11Head coach: Bill Arnsparger, followed by John McVayQB that started the most games: Craig Morton (12 starts)Biggest lo s: 24-7 to the Record: 5-9Head coach: John McVayQB that started the most games: Joe Pisarcik (11 starts)Biggest lo s: 24-7 to the Minnesota VikingsRecord: 6-10Head Shelby Miller Jersey coach: John McVayQB that started the most games: Joe Pisarcik (12 starts)Biggest lo s: 41-17 to the Record Ian Gibaut Jersey : 6-10Head coach: Ray PerkinsQB that started the most games: Phil Simms (11 starts)Biggest lo s: 31-3 to the Record: 4-12Head coach: Ray PerkinsQB that started the most games: Phil Simms (13 starts)Biggest lo s: 35-3 to the Philadelphia EaglesPerkins coached the Giants into the playoffs in 1981, where they lost in the Divisional Round to the . Following another losing season in 1982, New York hired Bill Parcells in 1983.Three years later, the team won Super Bowl XXI over the . A Super Bowl may seem like a pipe dream right now to the Giants, but at this point the only place for them to go is up.